Golf-club.



A. H. SANDERS.

GOLF CLUB.

APPLICATION men MAR. 25. 1916.

1,289,553., Patented Dec. 31, 1918.

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ABCHIBALD.H. SANDERS, F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

' GOLF-CLUB.

' will be practically no roll when it strikes the green, the object being,'of course, to drop the ball dead as near the cup as possible. Clubs such as the mash'y and niblick have faces with a considerable degree of lay-back for the purpose of lofting the ball, and these faces are usually roughened by straight or curved corrugations which, contacting with the surface ofthe ball, prevent it from slipping to a certain degree and tend to impart the desired back spin. it has been found, however, that these corrugations 'will'cut or bruise the surface of the ball, particularly if the edges of the corrugations are sharp or pointed.

The object, therefore, of my invention is to provide means in the face of the club which will impart the desired back-spin to thfe ball and will not cut or mar the surface 0 it.

A further object is to provide the face of the club with means for contacting with I the ball which will not allow the ball to slip or slide thereon to such an extent as the metal surface would.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following detailed description. i

The invention consists generally in various constructions and combinations, all as hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a view of a-mashy with a face embodying my invention,

Fig. 2 1s a view showing the insert removed from the face of the club, illustrating thepreferred means fonsecuring the insert therein,

Fig. 3 is a view, showing the device applied to a mashy niblick, V

Fig. t is a detail View of the insert removed from the club face,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 331, 191%.

Application filed March 25, 1916. Serial No. 86,641.

Fig. 5 shows a modification in the corrugations in the face of the insert,

Fig. 6 is a sectional'view of a mashy, showing substantially the angle of the club before contact with the ball.

In the drawing, 2 represents the face of a mashy, laid back as usual in golf clubs of this type, and provided with the ordinary shaft 3. In the face 2 I provide a dove-tailed groove of suitable depth, eX- tending lengthwise of the club face and preferably at an angle with respect to the sole of the club. The groove is of suitable width to occupy a substantial portion of the club face along the middle line thereof and is adapted to receive an insert 4 of any suitable material softer than metal, such as hard rubber, fiber, wood or ivory. The longitudinal edges of thisinsert will be beveled to fit the dovetail of the groove and the face may be flush with the face of the club or project a little, as may be preferred.

In the face of the insert 1 provide corrugations 5, which may be straight, as shown in Fig. 4, orrurved, as illustrated in Fig. 5. These corrugations will contact with the surface of the ball when the club is used to make an approach or pitch shot and will preventthe ball from slipping on the club face and at the same time will impart a rotary movement in a backward direction so that when the ball strikes the green, there will be comparatively little, if any, roll. Furthermore, the corrugations, not being as hard or sharp as those'usually provided the all metal face of a club of this type, there will be no danger of cutting or bruising the ball through contact of the club face therewith.

The insert is preferably secured firmly in the recess or slot in the club face by small screws which are inserted into the insert and tapped intothe club in the bottom of the recess, or, if preferred, the insert may be riveted in place. In either case it may be readily removed and a new insert substituted in case the one in the club should be- 'come damaged or broken.

I may, of course, make this insert of any suitable length and Width and arrange it in different positions in the club face and still be within the scope of my invention, and I may also find that some other material than specified may be more suitable for the purpose. I therefore do not wish to be confined Ill) to the details herein illustrated and set forth. I claim as my invention: An approaching iron having a laid-back 6 face provided with a longitudinal recess extending from a point near the shank through the middle portion of the face of the club to the toe thereof, the edges of said recess being dovetailed, a plate of fibrous 10 material having beveled edges to fit the dovetailed edges of said recess, the face of said plate being corrugated and the corrugations projecting beyond the face of the club, means for securing said plate in said recess, said corrugations striking the ball in making a pitch or approach shot and imparting a back-spin thereto Without cutting the surface of the ball.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 20 day of March, 1916.

ARCHIBALD H. SANDERS. 

